The Portal of Texas History

Best Practices and Standards

We use best practices and apply standards to our work to ensure its long term preservation as well as availability on the Internet. Learn more here:

  • Equipment
    Details about the scanners and digital cameras we use for imaging.

  • Metadata
    Documentation for the qualified Dublin Core metadata we use to describe items in the Portal.

  • Scanning Standards
    Minimum requirements for bit-depth, color space, resolution, scale, and file format.